Cisco Systems C892FSPK9 manual Attaching Antennas to the Router

Chapter 2 Installing the Router

Installing the Router

Warning All wireless LAN products in the 5.2/5.3GHz band cannot be used outdoors. Use the product only indoors. Statement 372

Note Before you install the Cisco 890 series wireless router on a table, wall, or rack, connect the antennas to the back panel. It is difficult to attach the antennas after the router is installed.

To attach the radio antennas to your wireless router, follow these steps:

Step 1 Manually screw the antennas tight to the RP-TNC connectors on the back of the router.

Figure 2-1 Attaching Antennas to the Router

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Step 2 Orient the antennas. For optimum wireless performance, the antennas should be perpendicular with respect to the floor.

a.If the router is being mounted on a desk, orient the antennas straight up.

b.If the router is being mounted on a wall, orient the antennas perpendicular to the floor, as shown in Figure 2-2and Figure 2-3.

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